Indirect Statement
In classical Latin, indirect statement usually uses the accusative + infinitive construction:
The woman is good.
Mulier bona est.I know that the woman is good.
Scio mulierem bonam esse.
In the Vulgate, you will most often find that indirect statement is introduced by quod in a construction very similar to the English use of "that":
I know that the woman is good.
Scio quod mulier bona est.
This use of quod to introduce indirect statement is non-classical - but it is usually much easier for beginning Latin students than the classical construction! You will occasionally find the accusative + infinitive construction in the Vulgate, but the quod construction is much more common.
Sometimes the word quoniam or quia is used in place of quod.